CVE-2008-3831

N/A Unknown
Published: October 20, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The i915 driver in (1) drivers/char/drm/i915_dma.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.24 on Debian GNU/Linux and (2) sys/dev/pci/drm/i915_drv.c in OpenBSD does not restrict the DRM_I915_HWS_ADDR ioctl to the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) master, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted ioctl call, related to absence of the DRM_MASTER and DRM_ROOT_ONLY flags in the ioctl's configuration.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32315
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32386
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32709
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33182
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021065
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31792
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32315
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32709
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33182
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021065
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-245846-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1655
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/dev/pci/drm/i915_drv.c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1017.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498285/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31792
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
26th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

openbsd debian linux